They That Remain: Syrian and Iraqi Christian Communities amid the Syria Conflict and the Rise of the Islamic State

They That Remain: Syrian and Iraqi Christian Communities amid the Syria Conflict and the Rise of the Islamic StateCambridge Studies in Law and ChristianitySyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/CB5TZB3B/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MatthewBarberThey That Remain: Syrian and Iraqi Christian Communities amid the Syria Conflict and the Rise of the Islamic Statehttp://syriaca.org/cbss/CB5TZB3Bhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/CB5TZB3Bhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/CB5TZB3BAllen D.HertzkeTimothy SamuelShahChristianity and Freedom, Volume 2: Contemporary PerspectivesNew YorkCambridge University Press2016453-488Cambridge Studies in Law and ChristianityThis chapter discusses the recent status of Christian communities in Iraq and Syria, providing historical background and then focusing on the seismic events that transpired from 2011 through 2014. Sections deal with historical context for Iraqi and Syrian Christians, the experience of Christians in the Syria conflict, the origins of the Islamic State (IS/ISIL) organization, the experience of Christians under IS control, the expulsion of Mosul's Christians, factors behind the inability of Christians in Mosul to accept a jizya arrangement under IS rule, and prospects for Christian survival in these two countries. Barber, Matthew. “They That Remain: Syrian and Iraqi Christian Communities amid the Syria Conflict and the Rise of the Islamic State.” In Christianity and Freedom, Volume 2: Contemporary Perspectives, edited by Allen D. Hertzke and Timothy Samuel Shah, 453–88. Cambridge Studies in Law and Christianity. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016. Matthew Barber, They That Remain: Syrian and Iraqi Christian Communities amid the Syria Conflict and the Rise of the Islamic State, in Christianity and Freedom, Volume 2: Contemporary Perspectives, ed. Allen D. Hertzke and Timothy Samuel Shah, Cambridge Studies in Law and Christianity (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016), 453–88.IraqMosulMuslim-Christian relationsSyriaXIX-XXI CEXXI CEpersecutionpoliticstaxeswar